Combined pen and blotter.



E. H. CLARK.

COMBINED PEN AND BLOTTER.

APPLICATION FILLED JUNE 2s. 1915.

Patented July 11, 1916.

Wil/nemo Para Application led J' une 23, 1915. Serial No. 35,886.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, EDWARD I-I. CLARK, a subject of the King of GrreatBritain, residing at Winnipeg, in the Province of Manitoba and Dominionof Canada, have invented new and useful Improvements in Combined Pensand Blotters, of which the following is a specification.

An object of the invention is to provide a pen and a blotter associatedwith the pen and whereby the blotter can be conveniently used to blotthe writing made by the pen.

The invention comprehends, among other features, the provision of a pencarrying a blotter, with the pen constituting the handle or holder forthe blotter, theblotter being normally invisible when the pen is in usebut adapted to be exposed for blotting the writing made by the pen.

In the further disclosure of the invention reference is to be had to theaccompanying drawings, constituting a part of this specification, inwhich similar charactersof reference denote corresponding parts in allthe views, and in which:

Figure 1 v`s a fragmentaryv vertical longitudinal sectionalview takenthrough a fountain pen showing my invention; Fig.

2 is a similar view with the sheath shown' removed; and Fig. 3 is avertical transverse sectional view taken on the .line 3-3 in Fig. 1.

Referring more particularly to the views, the pen is indicated by thenumeral v10 and includes the usual barrel 11 which, near its inner end,is slightly enlarged to form an annular seat or abutment 12. Asubstantially cylindrical blotter 13 closely encircles the barrel 11 andin cross sectionV the diameter of the blotter 13 is slightly greaterthan the diameter of. the inner end of the barrel 11 adjacent thereduced portion thereon.l The blotter 13 has its outer Aend bentinwardly or cupped, as shown at 14, a suitable headed screw 15 beingarranged to screw into a threaded opening in the substantially solidouter end of the barrel and wedge the inwardly bent or cupped portion ofthe blotter between the barrel and the head of the screw, furtliermore,carrying a spring-like catch 16 adapted to receive aprojecting member 17extending from the inner end of a sheath 18, which is adaptedSpecification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 11', 1916.

to fit over the barrel and inclose thevblo'tyter, thef free end of thesheath when 1n this position being in juxtaposition With relation totheseat or abutment 12, and it will be seen, with reference to Fig. 1 inthe drawing that the member 17 will engage with the catch 16 and thesheath will thus be held against accidental removall and will entirelyinclose the blotter.

In the use of the pen, after the writing has been produced in the usualmanner, the sheath is removed from the barrel by pulling outwardly vthereon, thus exposing the circular or cylindrical blotter 13 held tupon the barrel by having its inwardly bent portion secured to the screw15. The penis now laid upon the paper having the writing thereon andwith the hand rolled or advanced over the paper so that the projectingcylindrical surface of the blotter 13 will come` in rotary contact withthe portion of the paper.v having the Writing thereon and blot thewriting.

With a device of the character described it will be clearly seen thatthere is provided a structure that will have a compact appearance and inwhich the blotter will at all times form a part of the pen, theblotter,` when it becomes worn out being removed from its encirclingrelation to the barrel to permit of inserting a new blotter in itsplace. i

The pen carries the usual closure 19 which when the pen is not in usehas inserted 'therein the enlarged end of the barrel'11 and the free endof the sheath 18 in the usual manner.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new is Incombination with the body of a pen, a blotter encircling the body, ascrew fitting vinto the body and engaging the blotter to hold the sameagainst removal, a sheath for the blotter and encircling the body of thepen, a catch on the screw, and a projection on the sheath engageablewith the catch to hold the sheath against accidental removal.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.v

EDWARD CLARK.

Witnesses:

GEORGE H. YOUNG, FINLEY MCCALLUM.

